Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou summary online, round by round, stats and highlights

BOXING

LeBron James on Fury win over Ngannou: “C’mon, man!”

Ngannou will return

And welcome!

Fury Usyk

Fury says to Usyk that everyone wants the fight, all the belts on the line. Usyk's response?

"Let's go!"

What next?

Rest first

Wow!

What a fight, and out of nowhere!

On behalf of all of the boxing fans who underestimated Francis Ngannou, welcome back any time.

Fury won't commit to any future plans other than to rest, but Ngannou commits to coming back for more boxing. "I know I can do this shit. Get ready! I'm coming back."

Wow that was close! I had it wider than that, but to be fair, while I liked Fury's skill in boxing from distance, in the end it is a combat sport and Francis Ngannou landed some big shots.

TYSON FURY WINS SPLIT DECISION

The judges scored it:

95-94 Ngannou

96-93 Fury

95-94 Fury

The judges are going to be the decider and it would be unthinkable for Ngannou to have outpointed Fury... but it is not impossible.

I gave Ngannou three rounds including the knockdown, so it is much more close that Fury would perhaps like. But all it takes is one judge to see it a different way and who knows?

This is the final round, and my word has Francis Ngannou won over boxing fans! He is still in there and landing good shots, and if this goes to the judges, he is in with a chance after that knockdown.

Fury comes out jabbing and moving well, but he is not as comfortable as anyone imagined. Ngannou switches to southpaw and Fury stays on the move.

Fianlly working out the system, both fighters are punching as they clinch. The final ten seconds sees Fury landing a great left hook. The bell goes and it is insane that this fight has gone the distance!

Fury is back to jabbing and Ngannou catches him with a great counter left hook. There is an air of concern on about Fury now and he must feel that he should get the upper hand soon.

Ngannou is as impressive as you can imagine.

Ngannou is still working from the left side and Fury is poking jabbing, trying to find his range. Ngannou still has a sting in the tail, though, landing a heavy left hand.

They come in close and this is where Ngannou does his best work. He is throwing big haymakers, uppercuts and shots on Fury.

Fury is throwing hands back and lands a huge right, but Ngannou just munches it up!

Ngannou lands another combo and as the round comes to a close Fury lands another right, but again Ngannou wore it well.

Ngannou comes out as a southpaw and lands a big left hand to get things going. Fury is staying outside, working on Ngannou's fitness level.

Fury charges in and Ngannou wrestles him to the floor, but it is not a knockdown, just a push.

They get back to work in the middle of the ring and the pace slows.

Ngannou comes out landing big shots to the body and picking up the odd shot to the head, but he is slower than he was earlier, struggling to find the target.

Fury is backing away and catching Ngannou as he walks onto the counters. Fury is still sharp, still quick but Ngannou is slowing down visibly.

Fury comes out working behind that jab again, this is better from him. Ngannou comes back with a big left and just misses the mark.

Ngannou now switches to southpaw before coming back onto the orthodox side. Both throw punches and land well, but it is now looking like Ngannou is slowing. Fury lands a clean one two on Ngannou's chin but he takes it well.

a sweet left hook

Incredible

Ngannou has grown in confidence and comes out on the attack, landing a solid overhand right.

Fury is moving, boxing, weaving, and always an enigma, but on the back foot.

They clinch and Fury is hurled toward the ropes. The crowd gasps but it was not a legal boxing move, Ngannou definitely threw him rather than punched him.

Fury weathers the storm and as Ngannou slows, Fury gets behind that jab again.

Ngannou comes out a little more freely throwing his hands. He manages to land a nice left hook on Fury as he backs away. Fury switches back to southpaw.

Ngannou stands his ground and Tyson Fury charges in and Ngannou knocks him down with a straight right! This is incredible!

Fury is up and dancing, gettin to the bell with ease, but this is something that nobody truly expected!

Fury is now figuring out some of Ngannou's awkwardness, landiing jabs from distance. Ngannou is doing nice work on the inside, throwing and landing a nice uppercut.

Halfway through the round, Fury switches over to the southpaw stance. Ngannou does likewise. In the final 30 seconds, Ngannou switches back to his natural orthodox stance.

The fight gets going and Ngannou's best chance is to get started quickly. Tyson Fury is dancing around and keeping Ngannou at distance.

As a non-boxing style, Ngannou has an opportunity to catch Fury out, to confuse him. Ngannou jabs to the body and is able to back out of trouble quickly.

Fury lands a nice right hand and Ngannou wears it well.

The one and only Michael Buffer is in the ring announcing the fight.

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

Actually, that was the preamble. As he makes his appearance, the music switches to Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman.

You have to hand it to Fury, he has great taste in music!

Tyson Fury comes out to a remixed version of Dolly Parton's Jolene. Quality!

Ngannou ringwalks with Mike Tyson in his corner. Cameroonian flags are on display.

Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou (heavyweight)

It looks like it is finally time for the main event. Tyson Fury, the undefeated heavyweight champ at 33-0-1 will take on Francis Ngannou, former UFC heavyweight champion, very experienced in combat sports, but making his professional boxing debut tonight.

Enzo is as confused as I am

It might happen someday

Usyk vs ...Ronaldo?

The crowd have spoken

45 minutes ago, I thought that we were a minute from ringwalks. Then there was a concert. Now, I am just not sure. They are playing Sweet Caroline now.

All about atmosphere

Is this a boxing match? Or the Super Bowl halftime show?

The show

keep it rollin

Lil Baby

The show is on

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Becky G

Opening show

Hand Wraps

Just a while ago

The main event is now just over a minute from the ringwalks

Wardley stops Adeleye

The big knockout

FABIO WARDLEY WINS BY TKO

This is now the furthest that both of these fighters have ever been in a fight, and both are showing the wear. Wardley is still dictationg the pace and landing a very sharp jab.

They go iinto a clinch and as they come out, Wardley lands a huge one two and Adeleye goes down! With seconds to go in the round, Adeleye beats the count and Wardley is landing shots with impunity! Adeleye is throwing just barely enough back to stay in the fight, but nothing lands. As he stumbles into the ropes, the referee decides to step in and wave it off!

Adeleye protests but he was in real trouble there.

Both fighters come out to the middle of the ring and Adeleye pushes Wardley's head back with his forearm in the clinch before landing two huge hooks. The referee calls time and warns him about that and you can see that Adeleye is breathing very heavily.

Wardley stalks him through the round and Adeleye i blinking a lot, perhaps a problem with his right eye?

Adeleye takes the center of the ring and is not yet letting his hands fully fly, coming off second best in these exhanges. Wardley is warming into this, coming on behind a jab that looks as if he can't miss. Adeleye lands a couple of huge left hooks but doesn't seem to want to build on it.

Adeleye has landed some good shots, but they are all in singles and one twos. He needs to put some combinations together. When he lands, he is doing damage to Wardley.

As the round weras down, both men are visibly exhausted.

Adeleye comes forward and gets caught by Wardley on the counter. Wardley looks to be cruising here, in control of the pace of the fight.

Wardley comes onto the front foot and he has Adeleye dazed, but not out as Adeleye throws a big left hook to halt the attack.

Adeleye, who has been on the back foot throughtou the fight, comes out and tries to contest for the center ground. In the grapple, Adeleye uses his elbow to push Wardley off and the referee calls time to give him a warning for that.

Wardley is coming on strong here, throwing with both hands and landing heavy shots moving around to his left. He backs Adeleye into the corner and lands another heavy right.

Wardley is coming on again with his jab and Adeleye waits for his guard to drop, tagging him with a razor-sharp jab, doubling Wardley over.

With a minute to go, Wardley comes in but Adeleye ties him up nicely. You get the feeling that he is waiting for Wardley to make a mistake but it is Wardley who is gaining ground, landing two eye catching right hands in the waning seconds of the round.

Wardley comes out and stakes a claim to the center of the ring with Adeleye circling. Wardley is doing good work, using feints and jabs and has Adeleye constantly walking backward. At the 20 second mark, Adeleye lands a big left hook and Wardley is frustrated with himself.

Fabio Wardley vs David Adeleye (heavyweight)

Now the fight for the British Heavyweight Title and Vacant Commonwealth Title between Fabio Wardley (16-0-0) and David Adeleye (12-0-0).

Scheduled for 12 rounds.

In the post fight interview, Joseph Parker says that he wants to fight again in December, probably back in Saudi, but stops short of naming a potential opponent.

Parker's heavy uppercut

What a shot!

Joseph Parker takes the IBF Inter Continental and WBO Inter Continental Heavyweight Titles back to New Zealand with him.

JOSEPH PARKER WINS BY KO

Kean is looking tired, moving forward a little more ploddingly. Parker moves forward and lands a couple of good jabs, but Kean makes him pay once he gets in close, showing that he is still a heavy hitter even when tired.

Parker jumps on Kean and lands a PEACH of an uppercut with 1 minute 10 to go and Kean can't recover! Parker wins by a heavy knockout!

Parker jumps out to a quick start in the second but Kean is able to work his way forward and land a nice overhand right. Parker continues to use the one two and landing eye catching left hooks.

Kean comes out in the first round, looking for an opening, but he is no match for the quality of Parker's jab. The Kiwi lands a quick one-two and follows it up with a left hook that catches Kean cleanly.

Parker is an excellent boxer, but even so can be caught out, and Kean catches him with a straight right square on. the two men go to work, trading big shots and Parker works nicely behind that outstanding jab. Kean is more at home working close and he lands a solid left hook on Parker's chin as the round ends.

Joseph Parker vs Simon Kean (heavyweight)

Now we have the IBF Inter Continental and WBO Inter Continental Heavyweight Title bout between former world champion Joseph Parker (32-3-0) and Simon Kean (23-1-0).

Scheduled for 10 rounds.

Arslanbek Makhmudov defeats Junior Anthony Wright by TKO

Arslanbek Makhmudov defeats Junior Anthony Wright by TKO

Wright was out of it

No idea where he was.

Arslanbek Makhmudov is now the NABF Heavyweight and WBA Inter Continental Heavyweight champion

Arslanbek Makhmudov wins by TKO

The opening bell sees Wright come out quickly but a little wild, grappling and trying to throw from strange angles. Makhmudov sizes him up and drops him immediately with a huge right hand, just 45 seconds into the fight. Wright beats the count and comes forward again, but Makhmudov has his number and pounds him again with another right hand that wobbles him, leaving him out on his feet. The referee wisely jumps in and waves it off before real damage is done.

Arslanbek Makhmudov v Junior Anthony Wright (heavyweight)

Next up we have the WBA Inter Continental Heavyweight Title bout between Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov (17-0-0) and American Junior Anthony Wright (20-4-1).

Scheduled for 10 rounds, this will be for the NABF Heavyweight Title and the vacant WBA Inter Continental Heavyweight Title.

ITAUMA WINS BY TKO

We get going with Itauma coming out quickly. Scheduled for six rounds, he may want to see if he can push into later rounds against a fighter who has durability.

Bernath is pawing, trying to find a jab when a straight right from the southpaw Itauma drops him. He is not seriously hurt, but takes the full eight count.

As the fight gets underway again, Itauma is all over him and Bernath is simply covering up, leaving the referee no option but to wave the fight off with a minute left in the first round.

Moses Itauma vs Istvan Bernath (heavyweight)

Now we have a bout between young English prospect Moses Itauma and Hungarian veteran Istvan Bernath. Bernath is 10-1 while Itauma is 5-0 after a stellar amateur career.

My way

Bivol is there

BOXING

Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou purse money: How much will they make and how will they split it?

While no official figures have been disclosed, Derek Chisora, who lost the WBC heavyweight title fight to Fury in December 2022, claims that the English boxer is set to receive $50 million for the fight.

It will also be a highly lucrative evening for Ngannou, who will bank $10 million - both of those figures do not include income from sponsorship deals.

Our own Andy Hall breaks it down here.

The stoppage

That was a ton of punishment!

MARTIN BAKOLE WINS BY TKO

Bakole is now the aggressor, walking Taam back and while Takam is trying to stay loose, he is clearly in trouble. Each thundering hook that lands on Takam's ears seems to wobble him a little more and his legs are looking shaky.

Takam goes onto the attack, trying to fight fire with fire, but Bakole is a huge unit! Not much seems to faze him at all.

At the minute mark, Bakole lands a huge shot on Takam's liver, he is looking wobbled and taking shot after shot to the head. The referee has seen enough and steps in to wave it off!

Takam lands a big uppercut but is looks to simply get Bakole angry, and he starts landing thunderous hooks of his own. Both men stand in the middle of the right and trade, huge pounding shots! These are big boys!

Takam backs Bakole onto the ropes and they both try to work the body, with Takam landing a great left hook on Bakole's chin. Again, Bakole shits into a high gear and throws hooks, left and right, focusing entirely on on Takam's head. As the round winds down, it looks as if they have begun making their mark as Takam stubles and holds on to Bakole, trying to slow the assault.

Bakole is a little less statuesque, more mobile this round, and while Takam is still dancing around him, the hands have yet to fly.

Bakole tries to move in, throwing a triple jab and a back hand, but Takam stays out of range.

Takam finally throws and lands a one two with a straight right landing, but doing no damage to Bakole. This opens up the attack and Takam goes in with another right hook that lands flush. Heavy punches!

Takam comes out and looks to be the more active as the two men probe and try to find an opening. Bakole is flat footed and he snaps out a big jab with decent hand speed, Takam is trying to stay loose and movin around.

The swatting jabs from Bakole set up that back hand, but he has yet to land it flush.

Takam is moving, but he is not throwing hands, letting Bakole conserve energy and score points with those jabs. Finally a left comes from Takam in the final 3o seconds but it is very little.

Carlos Takam vs Martin Bakole (heavyweight)

We move to the undercard bouts and it is an all-heavyweight evening with some tasty matchups on the card. First is Carlos Takam taking on Martin Bakole.

Jack McGann knockout

The initial preliminary bout is over as Jack McGann scores a solid knockout in the second round over Alcibiade Duran Galvan.

BOXING

What is Tyson Fury’s net worth?

Tyson Fury is a heavyweight boxer known for defeating the likes of Wladimir Klitschko. Forbes Magazine reported that in 2020 alone Fury earned $57 million- $50 million from fight prizes, and the rest from endorsements.

Our own Gidget Alikpala looks into it here.

Class picture

What a lineup!

CR7 is in Riyadh

Adding to the atmos

Pac Man and Usyk

Usyk gets an autograph

Tyson in both corners

Iron Mike's presence will be just as big as Fury's

Roy Jones Jr and Joe Calzaghe

The stars are out

The Full Card

Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou (heavyweight)
Fabio Wardley vs David Adeleye (heavyweight)
Joseph Parker vs Simon Kean (heavyweight)
Arslanbek Makhmudov v Junior Anthony Wright (heavyweight)
Moses Itauma vs Istvan Bernath (heavyweight)
Carlos Takam vs Martin Bakole (heavyweight)
Jack McGann v Alcibiade Duran Galvan (super welterweight)

The main card is set to get underway at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT.

Tale of the tape

Tyson Fury

Age: 35

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 6ft 9in

Reach: 85”

Record: 33-0-1

Francis Ngannou

Age: 38

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 6ft 4in

Reach: 85”

Record: 0-0-0

WELCOME!!!

Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the heavyweigh bout between WBC champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

While this has been billed as a battle of the baddest, in reality this will be little more than a tough spar for Fury as he lays the groundwork for a unification match with Oleksandr Usyk which is likely to happen in the new year.

Ngannou won't be a pushover, as he is an experienced martial artist, but tonight will be his first outing in a professonal boxing ring. While the Gypsy King should box circles around him, Ngannou has been training with Iron Mike Tyson and, as ever when talking about heavweight fighters, has at least a puncher's chance of making things interesting.